Kevin Durant is apparently not in the mood these days to put up with fans taunting him. Just ask the man sitting courtside in Dallas, who was put in his place by the Warriors star.
Either way, the NBA fined Durant $25,000 for "directing inappropriate language toward a fan," NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe said in a statement.
Perhaps his public spat with Draymond Green earlier last week and/or the Warriors' losing streak had something to do with Durant's outburst Saturday night during Golden State's game against the Mavericks?
Or, maybe he's just tired of still hearing opposing fans yelling "Cupcake!" at him more than three years after he left Oklahoma City, when ex-teammate Russell Westbrook vilified him?
Whatever the reason, Durant had heard enough from one fan sitting courtside Saturday night. According to TMZ, a loud-mouthed fan kept yelling "cupcake" references toward Durant. After pleading his case to the referees to no avail, Durant delivered a personalized message to the fan.
Durant may have gotten some satisfaction from telling the fan off, but it didn't stop the man sitting underneath the basket from continuing to pepper Durant with insults throughout the game.
The 112-109 loss obviously didn't brighten Durant's mood any. Neither did another defeat the following night in San Antonio.
And, while Durant would like nothing better than to put the cupcakes out of his mind, this is when we remind you the Warriors host Oklahoma City and Westbrook at Oracle on Wednesday night.
